FLYING RELIEF FOR HAITI:
AN INTERVIEW WITH LINDY KIRKLAND OF AIR CARE ALLIANCE
Lindy Kirkland, president of the Air Care Alliance, recently returned from a week in Haiti flying a Beech Baron into remote airfields as the country continues its recovery from last month's devastating earthquake. He describes his experience and the challenges of flying in Haiti and explains how other pilots can help.

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PHOTO GALLERY: ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORT
Lindy Kirkland, president of the Air Care Alliance, and his friend Marc Williams flew to Haiti from Florida in a Beech Baron to help with the relief effort. From January 31 to February 5, the two flew in support of Bahamas Habitat and G.O. Ministries. They hauled food, medicine, water, baby goods, diapers, people, tents, surgery supplies, and all kinds of small cargo. "I can tell you firsthand that GA was making a huge difference in the lives of some of the Haitians out in the hinterlands," says Kirkland, who provided these photos to AVweb.

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100 YEARS OF WOMEN PILOTS
On March 8, 1910, Baroness Raymonde de la Roche became the first woman to obtain a pilot certificate. She was the world's 36th certificated pilot. Canadian pilot and aviation educator Mierelle Goyer is spearheading a worldwide attempt to mark the centennial of de la Roche's accomplishment by encouraging more women to do the same. She spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles.

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JOLIE LUCAS AND THE STORY BEHIND THE MOONEY AMBASSADORS GROUP
A life-changing event helped inspire Jolie Lucas to form the Mooney Ambassadors, a new international group that aims to be more than a social platform and information hub specific to Mooney aircraft. Lucas intends Mooney Ambassadors to be a service group, too, promoting Mooney and general aviation as a whole. And the story behind her passion is one worth hearing.

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15 YEARS AND NOW 15 GRAND GIVEAWAYS ... NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 100,000 AIR BP BRAVO REWARD POINTS

Now's your chance to win 100,000 Air BP Bravo Rewards Points as we celebrate our 15th Anniversary! All you have to do is click here to enter your name and e-mail address. (You only have to enter once, and you'll be entered in our prize drawings for the entire year. If you've already entered for the previous Bose Headset drawing, you're all set — no need to register again.)

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Deadline for entries is 11:59pm Zulu time February 19, 2010.

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Congratulations to Ron Goin of Idaho Falls, ID, who won the Bose Aviation Headset X! (click here to get your own from Bose Corporation)